Podcasts

Highlights Of 2011

It has been among the most eventful years in Seahawks history, and it seemed worth some reflection. Here is a collection of stories that capture some of the highlights of the last 12 months. JANUARY The Division Title Rams @ Seahawks Division Title Game –  Sights & Sounds The Morning...
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OffseasonQuarterbacks

2012 Seahawks Quarterback Options

John Schneider and Pete Carroll could make another 300 transactions next season, but only one will have the undivided attention of the fan base. Everyone wants to know how the quarterback position will be handled. The primary focus for most fans has been the 2012 draft, and for good reason....
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Seahawks Long Odds This Sunday

Seattle and Arizona have had similar seasons. Both started 2-6, before going 5-2 in their last seven games. The Seahawks have enjoyed some amount of national recognition for their resurgence, helped in part, by two blowout wins on national television. The Cardinals did not have a quality win until Week...
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The Irrelevant Arizona Cardinals

It may be hard to believe that the Arizona Cardinals were a 10-win team only two years ago, and in the Super Bowl three years ago. The last time the Cardinals had won as many as 10 games in a season was 33 years prior, when the Seahawks were playing...
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Draft

2012 DRAFT: Cost Of Trading Up

Danny O’Neil did some homework to find out that the Seahawks could wind up picking as high as No. 10, or as low as No. 19 in the 2012 NFL Draft. You can see the types of players Rob Rang, a fantastic local draft scout, has projected to be taken...
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Quarterbacks

Game Managers Don’t Need To Suck

No topic generates more discussion amongst Seahawks fans than quarterback. People throw around terms like “franchise quarterback,” and “elite.” Pete Carroll caused reverberations by promoting the idea that the Seahawks need a “game manager.” Somehow, that has led many fans to believe Carroll devalues the quarterback position. Signing Tarvaris Jackson...
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Podcasts

Hawk Blogger On Sports Radio KJR With Softy

Sports Radio KJR host Dave “Softy” Mahler invited me into the studio today to talk Seahawks. He was worried. It took weeks of podcasts and numerous bloody mary’s Sunday morning’s before the Seahawks games to make him feel comfortable allowing me on his airwaves. We were scheduled for about 20 minutes,...
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What’s Changed Since Week 1 For The Seahawks & 49ers?

Fifteen weeks ago, on September 11, 2011, the Seahawks opened the season playing in San Francisco versus the 49ers. Alex Smith was still getting booed by his home crowd. Charlie Whitehurst was a few Tarvaris Jackson incomplete passes away from having Seahawks fans screaming at their television to put him...
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Podcasts

Catch Me On Sports Radio KJR @ 11:30AM Today

Dave “Softy” Mahler has invited me on his show, after a lengthy podcast courtship. You can hear us on 950 AM or 102.9 FM. Softy’s show is also broadcast on Comcast Sports Net, which is channel 179 on local Comcast Cable systems. It doesn’t appear to be available on DirectTV....
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2011, The 2.8% Season

There had been 35 seasons of Seahawks football before this 2011 campaign began. There have been 7 division titles and 11 playoff appearances, but what has happened this season is far more rare. Five times, prior to 2011, the Seahawks started the season with a 2-6 record. Of the teams...
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